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Byzantine

2 episodes

1. Byzantium

   Melvyn Bragg discusses the culture, history and legacy of the eastern Byzantine Empire, and examines why it has so often been sidelined and undermined by historians.

   19 July 2001

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   Featuring: Charlotte Roueché, John Julius Norwich, Liz James

   

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   CultureFormer countries in EuropeChristian statesHistorical transcontinental empiresChristendomFormer countries in AfricaFormer countries in West AsiaFormer empiresByzantine

2. Constantinople Siege and Fall

   Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1453 siege of Constantinople. A bitter and bloody 53 days that ended a thousand years of the Byzantine Empire.

   28 December 2006

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   Featuring: Roger Crowley, Judith Herrin, Colin Imber

   

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   HistoryLast standsSieges involving the Ottoman EmpireEast–West Schism15th centuryByzantineWar